Jay Bhikshu Tobaco & Genral Stores

Jay Bhikshu Tobaco & Genral Stores is situated at Parvat 11. It is a typical general store where we try to keep a bit of everything on the shelves. We have tobacco products for the men, but also stuff that people need for their houses like soap or matches. Parvat 11 is where we have set up the shop. The shelves are usually pretty full, and sometimes they get a bit messy when we are busy. I try to keep things organized but people move things around while they are looking. It is just a part of the daily job here. I spend a lot of my time sitting on a small plastic stool behind the register. We have a lot of plastic jars filled with small candies and cheap snacks right near the front. Local kids come in with a few coins to buy those after school. It is a very noisy street right outside our door. We get a lot of dust blowing in from the road, so I am always wiping the counters with a cloth. It is a small space, so you really have to watch where you walk so you do not knock anything over. We do not have any big advertisements or posters. Just the items sitting on the shelves waiting for someone to buy them. People often come in just to chat as much as they do to buy things. I know about almost everyone’s family in this part of Parvat 11.